Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has declared that political officeholders are not impervious to criticism just because they occupy public office.
Adebayo reportedly made this announcement in reaction to the purported military takeover that recently caused political unrest in Nigeria.
In an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Thursday, Adebayo said that military control would not be beneficial.
He urged Nigerians to uphold the democratic system, pointing out that just as individuals’ lives and property are insecure, the political elite may soon face insecurity.
“Democracy is fragile whether you have extreme thwarting of it by elements of military juntas or they don’t want free and fair elections and then clamp down on citizens,” he declared.
Democracy needs to be safeguarded since it is vulnerable everywhere in the world. Good governance is the best defense against disruption, devastation, military takeovers, and the collapse of law and order.
While we wait for the government’s military and civilian authorities to provide a clear accountability for what transpired, there is a lesson to be learned from this.
However, I am certain that it is our collective responsibility to understand the necessity of maintaining this civilian system.
“You are not immune to anger just because you work in government. The political class may soon face tenure insecurity in the same manner that Nigerians face insecurity of life and property.
